A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
Monty and Liz, the two hottest stars in Hollywood in the early fifties come together hot and heavy for George Steven's re-make of Theodore Dresier's "An American Tragedy." The ultimate story of the guy from "the wrong side of the tracks" who longs for the rich man's daughter. Montgomery Clift shows why he was the subtlest of all the new breed of Method Actors to descend on Hollywood after the war.
Elizabeth Taylor comes into her own as the the most beautiful girl-next-door any adolescent ever had a wet dream over, while Shelly Winters makes her mark and earns an Oscar nomination as the pathetic pregnant girl Clift abandons. With this role, Winters created a niche for herself as "the girl most men wanted to murder."
Shot by Stevens at his most romantic, it got him an Oscar for direction as well as a second one for Franz Waxman's haunting jazz score, which stays in the back of your mind long after the show is over.
TAG LINE: Young people asking so much of Life... taking so much of Love!
